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Don't waste your Money on your Pond -- Prevention -- Fun (Pond) Fact

How do you waste your money on your Pond?
By using additives (Algaecides, Bacteria, Barley) without checking and adjusting the pH!
Bringing the pH within range is one of the secrets of Pond keeping!
The proper pH range is 6.8 - 7.8.
Sometimes Pond owners just give up, because they cannot get the pH down or it keeps jumping right back up.
Here are a couple more tips:
==> Sometimes the pH is so high that it takes several treatments to just get it on the scale of the test kit and then several more to start moving it in the right direction.
==> In extreme cases a direct 7.5 product can be used. It will bring it down and help to keep it there.
==> Pond Salt helps stabilize the pH (but do not add it until you have the pH in range, or it will never happen). 1 lb per 200 gallons is very beneficial to your Pond Fish and will not hurt your Pond Plants.

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Preventing annoying Pond problems
is much easier than fixing issues later.
Here are some easy ways to prevent common Pond problems:
1) Prevent all that stringy, globby and/or fuzzy growth on Waterfalls, Rocks and Liner by using Barley. Our favorite way is to use a concentrated Barley Extract because there is no waiting for the Barley to decompose and no messy bales to fish back out of the Pond
2) Help to get rid of the sludge in the bottom of your Pond (which is nothing but a compost pile feeding algae) by adding Beneficial Bacteria(PondCare Pond Zyme with Barley is great for this, because it "kills two flies with one swat")
3) Help prevent clogging of the Pond Pump by sticking it into a Pump Bag

What is the ultimate weapon against soupy Pond Water? UV Clarifiers!

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Fun (Pond) Fact (TM)

Koi can get sunburn!
Really!
Make sure they have shady spots in the Pond where they can hide.
Pond Plants are great for this purpose!

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